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3 June 1988 (USA)
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Chevy Chase finds life in the country isn't what it's cracked up to be!
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When Andy and Elizabeth buy a farm in Vermont, they can't imagine the trouble that awaits them. Andy...
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Comedian Chevy Chase To Guest Star On NBC's "Chuck"
(From iCelebz. 15 January 2009, 12:57 PM, PST)
Oscar-Winning Director George Roy Hill Dies at 81
(From WENN. 27 December 2002)
(From iCelebz. 15 January 2009, 12:57 PM, PST)
Oscar-Winning Director George Roy Hill Dies at 81
(From WENN. 27 December 2002)
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Does nobody recognize good stuff?
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Chevy Chase | ... | Andy Farmer | |
| Madolyn Smith Osborne | ... | Elizabeth Farmer (as Madolyn Smith) | |
| Kevin O'Morrison | ... | Sheriff Ledbetter | |
| Joseph Maher | ... | Michael Sinclair | |
| Jack Gilpin | ... | Bud Culbertson | |
| Caris Corfman | ... | Betsy Culbertson | |
| William Severs | ... | Newspaper Editor | |
| Mike Starr | ... | Crocker | |
| Glenn Plummer | ... | Mickey | |
| William Duell | ... | Old Character | |
| Helen Lloyd Breed | ... | Old Operator | |
| Kit Le Fever | ... | Young Operator (as Le Fevre) | |
| Dakin Matthews | ... | Marion Corey Jr. | |
| William Newman | ... | Gus Lotterhand | |
| Alice Drummond | ... | Mrs. Ethel Dinges |
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101 min
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The last film directed by George Roy Hill.
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Continuity: During the meeting with the lawyers about the divorce, Mrs. Farmer mentions that July is seven months away, meaning it is December. Yet, in the next exterior shot we see the grass is green and the leaves are still on the trees.
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Andy Farmer:
We came to Redbud filled with hopes and dreams of a better life. And basically, we've seen those hopes and dreams crushed and battered before our very eyes.
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Referenced in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: What's My Line?: Part 2 (#2.10)" (1997)
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Does nobody at all recognize good movies when they see them? Funny Farm really is a good movie with the acting, the story, everything. It's a classic from beginning to end and if anyone's opinion differs, that's their problem.